ionizeable protons citric acid

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Citric acid is H3C6H507.... when asked about the number of ionizeable protons, it is H3 but what about the other H5?

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Citric acid is a tricarboxylic acid (maybe you recall that Krebs Cycle is also called the Citric Acid Cycle or the TCA Cycle (Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle).

The 3 ionizable protons are from the carboxyl groups. The other Hydrogens are linked directly to carbons and are not ionizables.

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